2021

  • ICLD Annual report 2021

    ICLD Annual report 2021

    Welcome to find out what the we did in 2021 through our Annual Report!

  • ICLD Årsredovisning 2021

    ICLD Årsredovisning 2021

    Välkommen att ta del av vad ICLD gjorde under 2021 genom vår Årsredovisning. Årsredovisningen består av två delar. Del ett beskriver övergripande vår verksamhet genom exempel och fakta samt mer specifikt från de delar av världen där ICLD är aktiva. Del två innehåller den traditionella förvaltningsberättelsen. Trevlig läsning!

  • Reporting on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in Sweden: VLRs and their implications for local democracy

    Reporting on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in Sweden: VLRs and their implications for local democracy

    In 2021, four Swedish municipalities – Helsingborg, Malmö, Stockholm, and Uppsala – published their first Voluntary Local Reviews (VLRs), a report on the status of local implementation of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). VLRs have become a common instrument for subnational governments to show progress in the achievement…

  • Reporting on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in Sweden: VLRs and their implications for local democracy

    Reporting on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in Sweden: VLRs and their implications for local democracy

    In 2021, four Swedish municipalities – Helsingborg, Malmö, Stockholm, and Uppsala – published their first Voluntary Local Reviews (VLRs), a report on the status of local implementation of the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). VLRs have become a common instrument for subnational governments to show progress in the achievement…

  • Public procurement reforms in rural local authorities in Zimbabwe

    Public procurement reforms in rural local authorities in Zimbabwe

    Prior to the introduction of the new procurement reforms in 2018, the public sector in Zimbabwe operated a centralised, corrupt, chaotic, and inefficient system which had a negative impact on good local governance and democracy. The ushering in of the new public procurement reforms in 2018 was a welcome development as it advocated for the…

  • Public procurement reforms in rural local authorities in Zimbabwe

    Public procurement reforms in rural local authorities in Zimbabwe

    Prior to the introduction of the new procurement reforms in 2018, the public sector in Zimbabwe operated a centralised, corrupt, chaotic, and inefficient system which had a negative impact on good local governance and democracy. The ushering in of the new public procurement reforms in 2018 was a welcome development as it advocated for the…

  • How to plan for inclusive and sustainable urban transport: a toolbox to conduct a safety audit

    How to plan for inclusive and sustainable urban transport: a toolbox to conduct a safety audit

    Creating inclusive, safe and affordable transport for all is one of the targets of Sustainable Development Goal 11. It requires paying attention to the needs of vulnerable groups such as women, children, persons with disabilities and older persons. To achieve this goal, local governments need to understand the way vulnerable groups experience public transport on…

  • How to plan for inclusive and sustainable urban transport: a toolbox to conduct a safety audit

    How to plan for inclusive and sustainable urban transport: a toolbox to conduct a safety audit

    Creating inclusive, safe and affordable transport for all is one of the targets of Sustainable Development Goal 11. It requires paying attention to the needs of vulnerable groups such as women, children, persons with disabilities and older persons. To achieve this goal, local governments need to understand the way vulnerable groups experience public transport on…

  • ICLD at LGAZ annual conference
  • WhatsAppers for Social Good: Local Community Response to Covid-19 in Brazil

    WhatsAppers for Social Good: Local Community Response to Covid-19 in Brazil

    The so-called “WhatsAppers” constitute a local community of activists and concerned citizens who use WhatsApp to promote networks of solidarity in Brazil. Since the app’s launch,WhatsApp is increasingly appropriated for social good by activists, not only for “hanging-out” with like-minded people, but it has also become a key platform for twenty-first century politics, particularly in…